University of Wales Institute of Science and Technology

The University of Wales Institute of Science and Technology (UWIST) (Welsh: Athrofa Gwyddoniaeth a Thechnoleg Prifysgol Cymru) was a public university college based in the centre of the city of Cardiff, Wales. In 1988, it merged with the University College Cardiff, which later became Cardiff University.

This article is about the University of Wales Institute of Science and Technology. For the University of Wales Institute, Cardiff, see Cardiff Metropolitan University.
University of Wales Institute of Science and Technology
Welsh: Athrofa Gwyddoniaeth a Thechnoleg Prifysgol Cymru
Former names
  • Schools of Science and Art
  • Technical School of the County Borough of Cardiff
  • City of Cardiff Technical School
  • Cardiff Technical College
  • Cardiff College of Technology
  • Welsh College of Advanced Technology (1957 – 1968)
TypePublic
Active1866–1988
Parent institution
University of Wales
PrincipalSir Aubrey Trotman-Dickenson
Location
Cardiff
,
Wales
ColorsWhite and blue

UWIST joined the university sector in 1968 as a college of the University of Wales along with other colleges of advanced technology that became universities following the Robbins Report in 1963. These are sometimes grouped with the plate glass universities that were created at this time.

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